Half Of U.S. Voters Think Trump Is Racist: Quinnipiac Poll

HAMDEN, CT — A recent Quinnipiac University Poll found that about half of voters think President Donald Trump is a racist.

The poll found that 51 percent of voters said Trump is racist while 45 percent said he wasn't. Among white voters 46 percent said he is a racist and 50 percent said he is not. Among black voters 80 percent said he was a racist and 55 percent of Hispanic voters also thought he was racist.

"While half of voters think President Donald Trump is racist, religion shows an even bigger divide. Only 21 percent of white Evangelicals believe the President is racist. Compare that to 63 percent of voters who don't affiliate with any organized religion," said Mary Snow, polling analyst for the Quinnipiac University Poll.

Around 49 percent of voters said Trump's immigration policies are motivated by "a sincere interest in controlling our borders," while 41 percent said his policies were motivated by "racist beliefs."

The poll also found that 60 to 32 percent that Congress should not start impeachment proceedings against Trump. A majority of Democrats and black voters supported impeachment proceedings and every other listed party, gender, education age and racial group was opposed. Voters did say 52 to 40 percent Trump attempted to "derail or obstruct" the investigation into the 2016 election and 56 to 31 percent said the Mueller Report didn't clear the president of wrongdoing.

"When it comes to the Mueller hearings, minds were not changed on impeachment or that President Trump was cleared of wrongdoing," Snow said.

A total of 71 percent of American voters said they were "very concerned" or "somewhat concerned" that a foreign government may try to interfere with the 2020 elections.

Voters overwhelmingly support requiring political campaigns to report to the FBI any information they receive from a foreign government. Support for the measure was 87 percent to seven percent, including 80 to 11 percent among Republicans. Voters also said 78 to 13 percent it is never acceptable for a presidential campaign to obtain information on political opponents from a hostile foreign power.

The poll surveyed 1,306 voters nationwide from July 25 to 28 with a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points.